I didn't like the NN Artie for Arthur. But we used it. He gets called Artie sometimes and surprisingly I like it now. He gets called Arthur most of the time though, and DH has taken to calling him Thor. It's pretty cute.

I didn't like Haze for Hazel either but I actually use it all the time for her now. Hazie, too.

May 11th, 2013, 01:57 PM

east93

Definitely.

I can't stand the nickname Gus, I think it's so unattractive but I really like the name August. I'd consider using it even though Gus is a nickname that can be used. I'd just correct others on it, or simply never call him Gus.

Same with Victoria, I don't like Vicky at all, but it's still my number two name, I'll just call her Vee, Tori, Toria, Ria, or whatever else comes to mind.

May 11th, 2013, 02:08 PM

shieldsc

We have an Alexander, and I strongly dislike the nn Alex. When people called him Alex as a baby/toddler, we corrected them to Alexander. Then eventually he started correcting people himself. No one calls him Alex. But he does like the nickname Xander and goes by that quite a bit now. So maybe we avoid the Alex by having a different nickname? I also have a friend with Christopher, Michael, and William -- none of them go by nicknames.

May 11th, 2013, 02:10 PM

alphabetdem

I somehow feel like this is less of an issue now. I've know a lot of Thomases, Elizabeths, Jennifers, etc. that just don't go by any nicknames. The formal, long name is acceptable and I've never even considered calling them Tom, Liz or Jen. There'll be the occasional jerk that insists on giving your child their own personal nickname because they think they have the right to, but most people, I think, will just use the name you or your child introduce them or themselves as.

Victoria is this name for me. I probably wouldn't ever use it except in the middle, but if I used it in the first, I would worry about Vicky and Tori, because I hate both nicknames.
As a side note, I'm the opposite about Gus to many posters! I love Gus, but not thrilled about August. Interesting.

May 11th, 2013, 02:23 PM

niteowl13

My mother hates the nicknames Dan and Danny, but named my brother Daniel. I think that if you enforce the name from birth then people will call your child by their full name. A few of my brother's friends call my brother Dan sometimes, but he goes by Daniel.

May 11th, 2013, 10:27 PM

strawberry_fields

Personally, I wouldn't. But I have my own "pet names" for each of my children, some that relate to their names, and some that have nothing to do with their names. It's just a way that I express my love for them. And so Joshua has become "Jay" and Noah (Brian) is often called "B." In our family and among his friends, our Joshua (he's almost 13) is still mostly called by his full name, even though none of us particularly dislike the nn "Josh," the full name just fits him better. But I have decided against using Jeremiah because I just don't like any of the nicknames, or names that it might get confused with (ie. Jeremy). And I know myself too well to know that I would be content with calling him by his full name every time. My name is Rachel, and I get so many people that try to call me, "Rach" Gah! I hate that! Seriously, it is like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard. And that's not even a "natural" shortening of my name. I don't usually correct people though. I just figure that it isn't worth my time or effort. And I don't always say anything to the people who confuse my daughter, Autumn's name with Amber, even though I don't like that name either. I don't think it would be the same in every case, I just know that in my case in wouldn't work so well.

May 12th, 2013, 04:59 PM

anniemarie

No. My fave boys name for this lil bub (if it is a boy!) is Jameson. We're using it as the middle name though because as a first name it would get shortened to Jamie, which i can't stand.